PANCHATANTRA
\pˈant͡ʃɐtˌantɹə], \pˈantʃɐtˌantɹə], \p_ˈa_n_tʃ_ɐ_t_ˌa_n_t_ɹ_ə]\
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[Skt.] An ancient collection of tales in Sanskrit. The Persian translation, called the Book of Calila and Dimna, is attributed to Bidpai, or Pilpay. Another set of tales, called the Story of the Seven Sages, was also translated into Persian from Sanskrit ; but the Sanskrit original has not been discovered. These stories found their way into Europe, and were reproduced in collections such as the Gesta Romanorum, in which they were made to answer a strictly theological purpose. See Hitopadesa.
By Henry Percy Smith
